It’s been quite a while since I last posted here. I apologize for what has been an inadvertent hiatus. Family and business matters have taken me to geographical and emotional extremes – to Nepal for a wedding and Germany for a memorial service, and to several U.S. cities for wine tastings and meetings. I had some memorable times, but it’s good to be back home.

On the subject of both happy and sad occasions, Nabor Camarena, our vineyard manager for the past eight years, left this spring as he reported in our last post. Rather than just announce his leaving, we invited Nabor to comment on his new opportunities and reflect on his experiences here, and he graciously complied. Typical of Nabor, he did not depart before finding his extremely able replacement, Lauro Servin. We … More…